A Place Like This

Gardening

  • The Rhythm of the Garden

    Inbetween the rain drops and the cold weather, we're preparing our garden for planting. there is something so hopeful in this project. It is the reconnection with the earth and the hope that spring will be here very soon. While… Continue reading

  • Early Morning

    Eventhough it's been raining, I decided that this year I wouldn't lose my blueberry bushes to the privet hedge. So out I trod over soggy land to start digging out my wonderful little friends…..the blueberry bushes. This morning greeted me… Continue reading

  • A Day of Beauty

    The last couple of days have seen us in our home doing "winter" type activities. Tropical storm Ida brought with her several inches of rains and wind,so when the sun came out today I decided it was time for a… Continue reading

  • How Much is Too Many?

    I ask this pertaining to the topic of carrots, but I'll get to this is a little bit. Being back home has been wonderful. There is a lot of things going on. We are replacing all of the windows in… Continue reading

  • Portland Farmer’s Market

    Everyday thePortland's Farmer's Market finds a different corner of the city to sell it's finest produce,cheese,fish, flowers, and baked goods in, all tossed up with some fantastic live music.  Best of all….they invite school age children to take cooking classes… Continue reading

  • My Morning Stroll

            Everyday before my little household wakes up I find myself alone in one of two places. In winter I am wrapped up in a blanket sitting on my screen porch, viewing the mountains as the sun comes up. In… Continue reading

  • By the Light, of the Silvery Moon…it’s time to get planted

             Hello friends. It's so good to be home. I was away in Savannah last week, more about that later. All the way home, all seven hours of the way home, I was thinking about planting the kitchen garden this… Continue reading

  • Renewal

                                                       I've just returned home to an entirely new season. When I left it was cold and rainy with only a couple of sprouts coming up from the earth. Now spring has truly sprung and with a… Continue reading

  • Plums in Waiting

    As I was sitting on the screen porch today enjoying a warm Sunday afternoon, I noticed the plum tree in the kitchen garden leaning to the right side, as if very heavy.  So I had to see for myself…..could it… Continue reading